Garbage crisis in Bangalore

Q: Hi all, what happened to the plan of setting up of garbage processing units in Bangalore? Will it ever be set up or not?

Arjun, Ahmedabad

4th January 2013

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The whole responsibility cannot be given to bulk generators alone. BBMP has to do their part. The tripartite agreement will share the responsibility on all the three stakeholders and the initiative is expected to be successful. Bulk generators have agreed to pay 90 paise/kg for transportation which applies only to commercial bulk generators. Apartment dwellers should still process waste on their own.

Hanif Laskar, Bangalore

2nd April 2013

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The BBMP targets to clean around 1, 200 million tonnes of waste with the initiative. Per day the city generates approximately 4,000 MT of waste.Noble Exchange, a Mumbai based agency had agreed to accept garbage and process it. Noble exchange is planning to set up bio- methanisation plants and bottling plants. It will be allowed to sell the by-products that will likely to cater to the needs of hoteliers.

Dilip Joshi, Bangalore

2nd April 2013

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he BBMP will help the waste processing company to get land on a long-term lease. The waste management system will be connected to trade license and all traders should make sure that they do not transfer the waste to BBMP trucks. The agreement is expected to take a final shape in the first week of April.

Afzal Khan, Bangalore

2nd April 2013

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Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels’ Association president said that, bulk generators will be paid tipping fee of 90 paise per kilogram to the company which transports waste and processes it. Already lands have been marked at Kannahalli near K.R. Puram, Chikkanagamangala near Anekal, Koodlu near Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC), and Lakshmipura near Bommanahall, said BBMP Joint Commissioner.

Sagar Prasad, Bangalore

1st April 2013

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Finally, the BBMP has realised that solid waste management (SWM) is not the sole responsibility of bulk generators.Realising its mistake, the BBMP, in association with the Bengaluru Hotels’ Association, other commercial bulk waste generators and an agency entrusted to process the waste (Noble Exchange), has identified around 20 acres of land to process waste in four parts of the city. To process waste, a tripartite agreement will be made shortly

Amarnath, Bangalore

1st April 2013

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The main dispute is to ensure that the bulk generators set up their own disposal plants. The hoteliers and marriage halls are in process to make arrangements of disposing the waste, the primary target will now be the apartments that need to implement the possible alternative mechanisms for disposing the wet waste.

Srikumar Nair,

27th February 2013

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The Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries said that the industrial belt will has a practical waste disposal mechanism by June 2013. BBMP officials said that the burden of collecting and disposing garbage will reduce if the bulk generators keep their promises. They hope that around 1,500 tonnes of waste will be diverted from landfills and sent elsewhere, which will give a massive relief from the public pressure and help to solve the solid waste management problems.

Kunal,

27th February 2013

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A senior BBMP officials said that, about 40 percent of the apartments in Bangalore city, more than 134 companies, including both small and big and 2,500 to 3,000 industries in various layouts have committed themselves to dispose their waste on their own over the next three months. Many private companies have also expressed their intent to dispose their waste by recycling and using waste disposal mechanisms on their own campus.

Ravindra Singh,

26th February 2013

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The waste from bulk generators in the city will no longer be transported to the landfills. Instead, it will be taken to compost units, where waste will be converted into manure. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is also planning to use shredders, developed by ANS Consultancy, to process waste like banana leaves, garlands, vegetable peels, coconut shells and food waste.

Lokesh Patwa,

26th February 2013

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There is a good news that many residential and commercial associations are coming forward with promises to clean garbage by having their own solid waste management and scientific disposal system, after the BBMP’s campaign ” Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru” happened earlier this month.

Govinda,

26th February 2013

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Hi Arjun, I had read that BBMP is going to purchase more than 1000 acres of land near Doddaballapur and Tumkur.. Two waste processing units will be set up in those two lands. The BBMP is now in the process of fixing compensation to be paid for farmers for the land deal. It is even planning to buy another 1500 acres of land near Bangalore and then it will set up two more garbage processing units there.. But as ordered by high court Palike has to set up processing units in every ward in Bangalore.. I am not sure it is going to stick to that plan or not.. lets wait and see what our BBMP officers will do at last..

Ramesh Reddy, Bangalore

7th January 2013

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